Tucker Worthington

Tucker Worthington (11 March 1945-2 June 2014) was an American soldier who was given the Silver Star for his services in the Vietnam War.

Biography
Tucker Worthington was born on 11 March 1945 in Tallahassee, Florida. He was drafted into the US Marine Corps in 1965 and joined the 15th Marine Regiment - Worthington was sent straight to Vietnam. Worthington was trained as a sniper, and he took part in Operation Red 1 in June 1968 as a sniper for the 15th Marines when they captrued East Village and the SAM sites there from the North Vietnamese Army. Worthington was awarded a Silver Star for leading the attack, and he continued to serve in the Marines until the war's end in 1973. Worthington returned home and died on 2 June 2014.